title: Tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy pathway plan of care for the pediatric patient in day surgery.
abstract: The care of children undergoing tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy (T&A) in the day surgery setting can be costly, due in a large part to the length of stay after surgery. A clinical pathway standardizes the length of stay and, therefore, directly controls costs associated with outpatient T&A. A T&A pathway plan of care was developed at one institution to (1) decrease the cost of the procedure, (2) improve parent/patient satisfaction, and (3) maintain or improve the quality of care.
authors.affiliation: Day Surgery Center, Children's Hospital and Health Center, San Diego, CA, USA.
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Lawson
authors.forename: B J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Lapinski
authors.forename: E C
authors.initials: EC
authors.lastname: Velasco
mesh_terms: D000233:Adenoidectomy / Q000451:nursing*; D000556:Ambulatory Surgical Procedures / Q000451:nursing*; D002648:Child; D003363:Cost Control; D019091:Critical Pathways; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D010371:Pediatric Nursing; D013527:Perioperative Nursing; D014068:Tonsillectomy / Q000451:nursing*